"If you can do that at a high level in college, it probably means you are a dominant player," he said. "How often your team wins depends on putting it in [the basket] the most efficiently, and that's what the two-point percentage is a measure of."

According to the report, another reason which could be impacting Smith’s on court performance is his unresolved contract issue. The Blazers have until the end of October to exercise the third year of Smith’s rookie deal and up until this point haven’t given any indication of doing so. If the club doesn’t exercise the third year Smith will be an unrestricted free agent during the summer of 2013.

What’s been agreed upon by the two sides is a compromise that White will be able to take a bus to some games over the course of the NBA season. While White won’t be able to bus across the entire country to every road game this season, it’s likely that games in NBA cities closer to Houston are realistic possibilities.